THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION
The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for
publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 23
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte TIMOTHY S. LEATHERMAN, BENJAMIN C.
RIVERA and PHILLIP C. GIBSON
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Appeal No. 97-4206
Application 08/662,2631
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ON BRIEF
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Before COHEN, MEISTER and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Timothy S. Leatherman, Benjamin C. Rivera and Phillip C.
Gibson (the appellants) appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1-8 and 22. Claims 17-21 stand allowed. Claims 9-16
and 23-26, the only other claims present in the application,
1 Application for patent filed June 7, 1996. According to appellants, the
application is a continuation of Application 08/182,414, filed January 13, 1994.
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